Tenets of QuantCrit

TL;DR

QuantCrit is an emerging field combining critical theory with quantitative research to address issues of inequality and bias in education, emphasizing a set of core principles for conducting socially conscious analysis.

Contribution

This paper synthesizes key tenets of QuantCrit, illustrating their application in education research and providing a resource for scholars interested in integrating critical perspectives into quantitative methods.

Findings

Identification of core QuantCrit principles

Application examples in education research

Guidelines for integrating critical theory in quantitative analysis

Abstract

Quantitative Critical (QuantCrit) research is a relatively new field of study grounded in critical theory (Crenshaw, 1990; Ladson-Billings, 2006; 2013). The nascency of QuantCrit has led multiple scholars to propose various related tenets (e.g., Gillborn et al., 2018; Stage, 2007; Covarrubias et al., 2018; L\'opez et al., 2018). In this paper, we offer a synthesis of several tenets of QuantCrit we have applied to our research, their applications to education research in general, and citations for more information.